Tag: Abhishek Singhvi

Manish Tewari on Kharge: Congress needs a “safe pair of hands”

Speaking on the issue of Article 370 which was scrapped on August 5, 2019, by the Centre, Tewari said that the matter is subjudice in front of the Supreme Court and the matter will be taken up on October 31 for a hearing.

October 14, 2022

Congress questions Prime Minister’s silence over Chinese transgression

Singhvi said, "Chinese have intruded across the Indian border in the area, which we claim as ours, by building a second village of 60 clusters, or 60 habitats."

November 22, 2021

MGNREGA must be ‘scaled up’ to help migrant workers, Congress to Centre

Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi said as many as 12 crore people, as of March 31, 2020, have benefitted cumulatively from this scheme ever since its inception.

June 9, 2020

Appears that fakeness of full NCP joining BJP is true: Abhishek Singhvi on Maharashtra coup

While he also turned to poetry in the wake of the events in Maharashtra. He tweeted Bashir Badra’s couplet, 'Politics has its own language, if it is written yes, then read no.'

November 23, 2019

I don’t subscribe to his ideology, but Savarkar was an accomplished man: Abhishek Singhvi

The BJP made it a poll promise to confer the Bharat Ratna to RSS ideologue VD Savarkar in its Sankalp Patra or election manifesto for Maharashtra Assembly Election.

October 21, 2019

‘You have made India and Bangla proud,’ Mamata Banerjee applauds Ganguly

Once Ganguly officially takes over the reins of BCCI, he will become the first former India captain to hold the position in the 91-year history of BCCI.

October 14, 2019

Storm in a tea cup

The Thiruvananthapuram seat had been a Left stronghold and Tharoor had a tough time winning over the confidence of the people with his limited fluency in Malayalam.

September 2, 2019

Modi govt ‘planning demonetisation part-II’ to help its ‘crony friends’: Congress on RBI row

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi claimed the Modi government earned a windfall gain of Rs. 12 lakh crore in the past four years through heavy taxation on petrol and diesel.

November 13, 2018

Oppn raises concerns on EVM, EC assures solution

With a slew of political parties pressing for reverting to ballot papers instead of the existing electronic voting machines (EVMs) for conducting polls at the all-party meeting on Monday, the Election Commission of India said it would provide “satisfactory solution” to their various concerns including those questioning the credibility of EVMs. The meeting of all...

August 28, 2018

SC refuses to stay swearing-in, Yeddurappa set to take oath

The court does not dismiss Cong-JD(S) petition. It will take up the matter again on Friday, when it will be debated how much time Yeddyurappa should get to prove his majority in the House

May 17, 2018

Karnataka: Congress moves SC for urgent hearing as BJP gets call to form govt

The Congress has approached Chief Justice Dipak Misra through SC registry. Party leader Abhishek Singhvi questioned the over two-week window given to the BJP to prove its majority in the House.

May 16, 2018

Presidential poll: Congress says oppn has many deserving candidates

With the ruling BJP yet to initiate efforts for a consensual presidential nominee, the Congress on Wednesday said that non-NDA parties will make every possible attempt to find "the best person" for India in case the NDA alliance does not reach out to them. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the opposition has made it clear...

June 7, 2017

Organisation polls can be only completed by Dec: Congress to EC

The Congress, which has been given an ultimatum by the Election Commission to complete its organisational polls by June-end, told the panel panel that this could only be done by December 2017. "On a jurisdictional basis, we do not believe that the Elections Commission can kind of fix a date for any political party, not...

February 6, 2017